Bollywood News

December 30

Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan have reportedly been having tension between them since quite a while now. However the two actors refuse to admit their cold war with each other in public. Nonetheless their professional moves seem to always suggest that they are feuding with each other. Recently Shahrukh was announced as the new anchor for Kaun Banega Crorepati, a show on television made famous by Amitabh. SRK was also seen in a remake of Amitabh’s film Don where he essayed Amitabh’s earlier ro

December 29

Kangana Ranaut made her entry into films through the Bhatt camp in the film Gangster. Her histrionics on-screen were immediately recognized and she received good reviews for her performance from the media and the industry. In fact the Bhatts were so impressed with her work that she was immediately signed on for their next film ‘Woh Lamhe’ directed by Mohit Suri. Kangana was appreciated in this film too and enacted a role that was said to be inspired from the real life character of the late actre

December 28

Abhishek Bachchan recently received the Yash Bharati Award and is busy shooting for his forthcoming films. Abhishek was recently seen in Dhoom 2, but although the film received good reviews, Abhi was severely criticized for his appearance as well as his performance. Also his last film Umrao Jaan with supposed girlfriend Ash did not set the cash registers ringing at the box-office. Now at the beginning of next year, once again Ash-Abhi will be seen in Mani Ratnam’s Guru. Abhi is placing all his h

Ash’s last solo film Umrao Jaan opposite beau Abhishek Bachchan may have sunk at the box-office but the actress revived herself with Dhoom 2 opposite Hrithik Roshan where she was seen in a whole new avatar and her lip lock with Hrithik created quite a stir. Ash is now looking forward to her film Gur

Salman Khan has been having a good year with the release of two films Jaanemann and Baabul . Although the films did not do too well at the box-office, Salman received good reviews for his performance. Salman was also seen walking down the ramp on several occasions. On 27th December Salman turns 41 years, but the actor is still energetic and enthusiastic about his career as well

John Abraham has been extremely busy this year; he was seen in two films Baabuland Kabul Express. The actor also recently launched his calendar for 2007 and also his clothing line. John was also present in Malaysia for the GIFA awards where he was seen with girlfriend Bipasha Basu. She too received the award for Best Actress at GIFA for her

December 26

Everyone is planning their New Year trips and so are our bollywood stars. While some of them are planning to bring in New Years in Mumbai, others like Preity Zinta are busy planning their trip abroad. Come New Year’s and Preity Zinta will be off to the chilly climate of Colorado where she’s going to learn skiing. Preity wants to learn a new sport and feels that it’s never to late to learn, hence she’s headed off to the snowy slopes of Colorado. Whether pretty Preity’s boyfriend Ness Wadia will a

Model turned actor Arjun Rampal has been trying his hand at acting in films since quite a while now, but unfortunately the actor is still awaiting that one hit film to make it in bollywood. But now along with acting, Arjun has decided to also produce his own film, I See You along with his model wife Mehr Jessia. The film has been directed by debutant director Vivek Aggarwal and stars Arjun Rampal alongside newcomer Vipasha. The film has been shot in London and releases on 29th December. Act

Preity Zinta recently enthralled young special children by playing Santa Claus to them at a pre-Christmas bash. Actor John Abraham also celebrated at a pre-Christmas get together with little children asking him questions and giving them gifts. Boman Irani and Malaika Arora Khan attended a dance function at the Tata Memorial Hospital and spent time with kids who were battling cancer. While many bollywood stars were busy partying away, these few stars chose to spread some Christmas cheer and happi

December 25

Akshay Kumar was last seen in a Yash Raj film in 1997 in Dil To Pagal Hai, but after that due to some personal misunderstandings both the parties went their own ways. However recently Akshay has been giving consecutive hit films since quite a while now and he is considered a dependable star at the box-office. Now according to the grapevine, Akshay and producer Aditya Chopra have buried the long standing hatchet and will once again work together again. Akshay was recently seen in the comedy

Hrithik Roshan has many fans who would do anything to have a glimpse of their superhero Krrish. But recently he had a six year old fan who flew all the way from Delhi just to have his picture taken with his superhero Krrish. Six year old Ahaan Jain will be having a Krrish mania theme party for his birthday. However the lad wanted one special gift for his birthday, he wanted to meet his superhero Krrish in person. Fortunately little Ahaan’s granddad has quite a few friends in the film industry an

December 23

Akshay Kumar loves to perform his own stunts and gets a thrill doing his own stunts. He prefers not to use a body double and do his stunts himself. Recently actor Akshay Kumar did a daring stunt in Bhagam Bhag himself, but the others actors were apprehensive to do the same stunt. Akshay had to jump off an 80 feet clock tower in London. However actress Lara Dutta was almost in tears when she had to join Akshay for the stunt. The rest of the cast performed the same stunt on a special set where the

Actor Amitabh Bachchan recently visited Lilavati Hospital for a social cause. He was there to inaugurate a free corrective surgery camp for young children that will be held over the weekend. This type of camp for young children has been organized for the last six years in different hospitals. Amitabh Bachchan’s mother was earlier at the hospital as she was unwell. Amitabh was happy to be associated with such a noble cause for little children and said that as celebrities it was their duty to

December 22

Salman Khan is up to his old antics once again, he seems to be tagging along everywhere that girlfriend Katrina Kaif goes. On most of her film shoots, Salman is always seen accompanying the actress. Is Salman feeling insecure that his beautiful girlfriend will be working opposite some of the most eligible actors in bollywood or is he merely taking a keen interest in his girl’s career? However Salman is doing his best to encourage Katrina’s budding career in bollywood. According to sources,

December 21

Shilpa Shetty seems to have disappeared and gone into hibernation, she’s hardly doing any films in bollywood after a spate of flops. However the actress has been seen gracing several events and was last seen making her foray on the small screen as a judge for a dance competition Jhalak Diklaja. Recently Shilpa Shetty has also been linked to several high profile people but she claims that she is still single and ready to mingle. There were even rumours of Shilpa being ready to tie the knot some t

Priyanka Chopra’s last two films Krrish and Don may have received a good response at the box-office, but unfortunately the lass received a lot of criticism for her miniscule role in the films. Well Priyanka will be starting the year 2007 with Nikhil Advani’s multi starrer, Salaam-E-Ishq where she is paired opposite Salman Khan. Priyanka plays an item girl in the film. However Priyanka will be not be seen in the usual serious type of roles, she claims that she plays an extremely funny girl in the

December 20

Shahrukh Khan is extremely excited and geared up to take his place as host on the third series of Kaun Banega Crorepati . However Shahrukh does not want to simply be seen as a replacement to ‘Brand Bachchan’ but SRK wants to develop his own style on the show. For this Shahrukh has already begun to practice and has even got Star Plus to set up a mock KBC set at his home ‘Mannat’

Hrithik Roshan is on a high with all his recent films like Krrish and Dhoom 2 receiving plenty of applause and also doing well at the box-office. Hrithik is currently busy shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker’s period film once again with Dhoom 2 co-star Aishwarya Rai. Now Hrithik is all set to play superhero again with the sequel to Krrish in the second half of 2007. Hrithik has done a negative role in Dhoom 2 and it looks like he has taken a liking to doing negative characters. Hrithik is so impres

December 19

Aamir Khan’s last production Lagaan dealt with plight of the rural people in British Raj of India, now Aamir wants to take up another topic that deals with the plight of the rural people set in today’s times. Aamir is all set to produce a film on the rising plight of farmers in rural areas. In particular the film will deal with the alarming rise of farmer suicides in the country and the government’s apathy towards the situation. Well Aamir Khan always speaks his mind but this time he will be doi

Sushmita Sen has been missing since her last release Zindaggi Rocks did not fare well at the box-office; she is currently concentrating on her business. Sush has always been fairly open about all her personal relationships. After a split with actor Randeep Hooda, Sush has apparently been dating ad filmmaker Manav Menon. Just a few months back the ad filmmaker was spotted on

December 18

Bipasha Basu is currently riding high on all the praise she is receiving for her fabulous look and fit body in Dhoom 2. Bipasha is seen playing a double role in the film, first of a tough cop and the other of a hippie gypsy kind of girl. Bips even donned a bikini for the film and looked absolutely sensational in it. However Bips claims that she may not wear a bikini again. Bipasha also recently won the Best Actress Award for her performance in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Corporate at the GIFA event in M

December 17

Ash-Abhi have been spotted at several places with the entire Bachchan clan, they will also be spending Christmas and New Year together with the whole family. There have been several rumours of an impending marriage some time early next year between Ash-Abhi; however the two actors have denied the se rumours. However, sources are making claims that February 19th 2007, has been decided as the day when the couple will tie the knot. The wedding reception will be held in Mumbai at the Santacruz Hyatt

December 16

Karan Johar is all set for a second season of his popular chat show Koffee with Karan, and he plans to start shooting from January. On his show Karan invites bollywood celebs and chats with them about their life, likes, dislikes and their controversies. There is a lot of buzz about the guests to be invited on the second season of the show and though Karan plans to have some of the same guests on the show, he plans to have some interesting pairs together. One such interesting pair who has appear

John Abraham is definitely a happy man as the month of December is turning out to be the best month of the year for him. Recently his film, Baabul released on 8th December and received good reviews. On 15th December his other film Kabul Express too opened to good reviews, John also recently launched a calendar with his exclusive pictures and he will be launching his own brand of clothing too this month. The actor is also working on a couple of films like

December 14

Ash has been spending more and more time in the company of her beau Abhishek’s family, she has been seen with the Bachchan family on several occasions. Recently she was seen at Varanasi offering prayers with the Bachchan family and then even at the Baabul premiere. This family bonding with the Bachchan family is leading to speculation and rumours of a marriage some time next year

December 13

The Mumbai mulgi, Madhuri is back in town and enjoying every bit of her stay in her homeland, the actress arrived from the States a week back along with her husband Dr. Sriram Nene and her two kids in tow. Madhuri is all set to make her comeback in bollywood with a Yash Raj Film and will be seen working alongside cinematographer Anil Mehta who will be making his directorial debut. Althoug

December 12

Salman Khan’s legal hassles only seem to increase by the day and now apart from several pending court cases, Salman may have to give Crime Branch detectives some serious answers. Salman is likely to be questioned in the Bharat Shah Case. According to the ongoing case, Bharat Shah had allegedly financed gangster Chhota Shakeel’s film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke with hawala money. The film starred Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta. Shakeel’s aide Anjum Adam Phajalani was recently deported

December 11

Suniel Shetty recently announced the production of his next film at the GIFA event held in Kuala Lumpur. Suniel will be joining hands with Shobha and Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms to produce the film. The film has been titled ‘Raaste’ and will star Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Sikander Kher and Aishwarya Rai. The film is based on bike and car racing. John will once again be seen in his cool biker dude look and is extremely excited about doing the film. Ash and Abhi have once again been cast

Actor Suniel Shetty’s company was responsible for handling the GIFA event where some big bollywood names were seen attending the three day event. However according to sources the event was not organized well and many stars had to undergo problems. There was lack of security arrangement for many stars; there was no special VIP seating arrangement for actors and directors etc. However only some of the big stars who were performing at the event received preferential treatment. But what was the weir

December 10

Salman Khan’s recent film Baabul has just released and is receiving some mixed reviews. Nonetheless the film seems to be steadily rising at the box-office. Salman truly believes in the story of Baabul and is glad that a sensitive topic like widow-remarriage is being tackled. Salman has various questions to put forth on the subject of widow-remarriage and he says “Why do people force a man to remarry when his wife expires? And

Ash was recently in trouble with the customs department when she received a mysterious package from an unknown sender containing 23 000 euros, but fortunately she was soon given a clean chit. Now however there are more legal woes for her as the Enforcement Directorate is now investigating a case against Ash where she may have allegedly received Rs. 50 lakhs through the sinister hawala system from an event organization in Dubai. Ash along with other bollywood stars like SRK, Akshay Kumar, John, a

December 9

The GIFA event began with biggies from bollywood like Salman Khan and John Abraham coming to Kuala Lumpur for the premiere screening of their film ‘Baabul’ . Both Salman and John were greeted with excited cheers from their fans and even the local crowd out there gathered to catch a glimpse of the stars. The premiere was screened at the Petronas Tower and the stars walked along the red carpet to the auditorium. Bipasha Basu

December 8

Rani Mukherjee is known to be one of the most level headed and sweet actresses. But recently Rani had a fracas with the media in Varanasi when one of her bodyguards beat up a fan, there was a huge hue and cry made over the issue by a political outfit. Rani was forced to make a public apology in order to keep things for the film smooth. Rani is currently in Varan

December 7

Recently there were rumours about Preity and business tycoon Ness Wadia’s split, however the two put an end to these rumours when they were recently spotted having a good time at Vijay Mallaya’s yacht party. Preity and Ness looked happy and comfortable together. However Preity it seems is not too happy that the media is invading her privacy and digging into her personal life. Recently the media reported that her boyfriend Ness had beat up some labourers outside her Bandra home when he visited he

The premiere of Ravi Chopra’s Baabul was a grand affair with the who’s who of bollywood putting in an appearance. The celebration was a grand one as B. R. Films completed its 50th year in films. All the stars of the film, Amitabh, Rani, Salman and John were present for the premiere. Unfortunately though Hema Malini could not be present for the event. Amitabh and Salman played the perfect hosts at the event, personally welcoming all their guests. Junior Bachchan, Abhishek too came to watch his da

December 6

Priyanka Chopra has starred in two of the biggest hits of this year, Krrish and Don, unfortunately though the films were a hit, her role was not well-received by critics and the media. Priyanka has not gone on a signing spree of films and instead has decided to wait for good work and roles to come her way. In the meantime the actress is content with her new spiritual self awakening. Tarot card reader Avi is responsible for helping Priyanka to connect with her spiritual side. Priyanka claims

Hottest bollywood couple Ash-Abhi have been spotted together on several occasions and at various functions. Though both Ash-Abhi have continuously denied their relationship, they ironically continue to make several public appearances together. There has also been a lot of speculation regarding the couple tying the knot some time next year, but once again the couple have denied these rumours. Ash has been spotted with the Bachchans on several occasions, she keeps meeting up with the family and wa

Sanjay Dutt was recently acquitted from the TADA Act by the court but unfortunately he has been found guilty under the Arms Act and will soon receive a sentence. He is currently out on an extended bail till 19 December. However bollywood known to be dominated by several different camps will be seen coming together to voice their support for ‘Sanju Baba’ as he is fondly called.

December 5

Shahrukh officially declared that he will be the new host of the next season of Kaun Banega Crorepati at an event held in Delhi. The actor was excited to take up this new challenge despite rumours of an ongoing feud between Amitabh and himself. SRK in his usual witty and charming style joked saying “I don’t think I can step into Mr. Bachchan’s shoes for the simple reason that

Salaam-E-Ishq has a huge and glamorous starcast with six popular actors and actresses as couples. The film has been directed by Nikhil Advani and stars Salman Khan-Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham-Vidya Balan, Anil Kapoor-Juhi Chawla, Govinda, Anjana Sukhani, Akshaye Khanna-Ayesha Takia and Sohail Khan-Isha Koppikar. Recently all the six star couples were seen walking down the ramp in some of the finest outfits for the

December 4

Salman Khan and Govinda will soon be seen together in Nikhil Advani’s Salaam-e-ishq and the two actors have struck a bond. Recently actor Salman even took actor Govinda for an auto rickshaw ride in the middle of the night thus proving that he would do anything for friendship. It was the middle of the night when Govinda who was sound asleep at home was awakened by some shouts outside his home, however the actor didn’t bother too much at first thinking it was some over enthusiastic fan. However af

After Aishwarya Rai’s recent episode with the customs department over a mysterious parcel sent to her with 23 000 Euros, Ash has now got into some more hot water as a case has been filed against her and co-star Hrithik Roshan. The case has been filed as an obscenity case due to the on-screen smooch depicted between the two stars in their recently released film Dhoom 2. The

December 3

Recently the hottest couple in bollywood Ash-Abhi were spotted in Varanasi along with the entire Bachchan clan performing a pooja. This led to several speculations of the couple tying the knot, however later it was revealed to be only a pooja that was performed on the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan’s father Harivanshrai Bachchan’s 99th birthday. But according to sources a few traders in Varanasi later also revealed that the Bachchans purchased around 11 different Banarasi saris of different hues.

December 1

Bipasha Basu is enjoying the praise and flattery that she has been receiving for her look and style in Dhoom 2 and she is very happy with the film’s success. Bipasha has already proved herself as a capable actress in Corporate and simultaneously she is also doing other roles which go with her sexy image. But now the actress will be seen in another diverse role, she will soon be seen playing

Abhishek Bachchan is extremely happy with the box-office response of his latest film Dhoom 2 both in India and overseas too. And though there are constant rumours that Abhi is all set to tie the knot some time soon with the beautiful Aishwarya Rai, the actor is not affected by such rumours. In fact the acto